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The City Find The Osaka Museum Of History
Osaka is the third city in Japan, and is located on the island of Honshu, where the flowing waters of the river Yodo.
Osaka, is strongly identified drinking and haute cuisine and surrounded by modern buildings and ancient temples and castles, as representative of Asian culture. Dotonbori is one of the most popular streets, and commercial and gastronomic center.
Osaka is the Umeda Sky Building, two striking 40-story twin towers, which at its peak, are connected by a bridge, which is a sight to see.
An example of the above is the Osaka Castle, considered the most visited Japan. This represents the top of the unique Japanese architecture, covers an area of 15 acres, and known through numerous reconstructions without losing its style.
Touring the city find the Osaka Museum of History. This area shows traces of human settlements dating back to the sixth century BC. This museum is fascinating and also gives us a magnificent view of the city.
Shitennoji Buddhist temple, is another place to visit, where you sit in the air, the culture of the city, was built around the year 593.
Finally, we mention the Museum of Science. This has a 3D planetarium, and was the first in all of Japan with this technology. 3D Planetarium is an experience not to miss, because it gives us scope to exceptional three-dimensional graphics, which allow you to live a very different experience conventional.
Largest City in Japan
Osaka is the third largest city in Japan. Its population is 3 million, but its metropolitan area of 22 million people!. It is a gigantic city of moles of cement and pervasive industry. Of course Kyoto is not refined, but also has attractions beyond its concrete landscape.
At the heart of the city has always been the Osaka-jo Castle. Has important temples like Shitenn?-ji and Sumiyoshi Taisha. It also has modern architecture and the Osaka Dome sports stadium, shaped to mimic a space ship and the aquarium located in the port area of Tempozan. They have also made a giant theme park, Universal Studios Japan.
The people of Osaka Japanese speak a dialect called Osaka-ben and are much more effusive and friendly to the people of Kyoto. The march is Shinsaibashi area in the center. In its hundreds of street restaurants or you can try the local dish, takoyaki, or octopus balls of batter.
In Osaka is the largest colony of Koreans in Japan. If you wish to excursion can travel from Osaka to Takarazuka where you can see theater and the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum, an exhibition of local artist Tezuka, known as the god of manga drawings.
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